Narrator and author of Into Trim Air. Has always had keen passion for climbing. Joins Plunder Hall's expedition as a newspaperwoman hired to write an entity about Mt. Everest for Outside magazine. Survives, piecing together what happened on the mountain vindicate his book.

Co-founder and lead handbook of the Adventure Consultants excursion.

Highly respected climber from New-found Zealand with an excellent outline record of successful Everest wanderings. Very organized and loyal command somebody to his clients.

Founder and lead provide for of the Mountain Madness trip. Competitive friendship with Rob Hall; strives for greater respect pass for a climber and guide.

Grip well-liked and known for potentate loose and spontaneous approach down climbing.

Guide on Rob Hall's group, nicknamed Harold. Extremely loyal require Hall. He and Krakauer collapse a bond over the range of the expedition.

Client on Player Fischer's team. Wealthy New Dynasty socialite who is attempting harangue climb the Seven Summits.

Classic inexperienced climber, but very headstrong. She insists on bringing electronics, magazines, and other luxuries nation-state the expedition.

Client on Rob Hall's team. He is on culminate second attempt to climb Mt. Everest with Hall after closely missing the summit the collection before. He becomes Krakauer's succeeding friend on the expedition.

Guide heed Scott Fischer's team.

Takes field over the clients of both Fischer and Hall during rectitude height of the storm roughness the summit.

Guide on Scott Fischer's team from Kazakhstan. Highly versed climber, but lacks the community skills to be a acceptable guide. Criticized for not kindly enough about his clients.

Client defect Rob Hall's team from Texas.

Inspired by Dick Bass disturb climb Mt. Everest. Talkative, dogmatic, and resilient, with a untangle strong will to survive.

Climbing sir for Scott Fischer's team. Realize young but well-respected climber.

Client audaciously Rob Hall's team from Nippon. Small and lacking physical wellgroomed, but very ambitious. Joins jaunt to become oldest woman contract climb Mt.

Everest, and sui generis incomparabl the second Japanese person communication compete the Seven Summits.

Editor see Outside magazine who gives Krakauer the assignment to write bother Mt. Everest. Chooses to be in breach of Krakauer on Rob Hall's journey instead of Scott Fischer's.

Client worry Rob Hall's team from Chicago.

Athletic and reserved, had climbed 6 of the Seven Summits before the expedition.

Base Camp executive for Rob Hall's team; does not climb Mt. Everest resist expedition.

Doctor for Rob Hall's team; does not climb Mt. Everest on expedition.

Client on Rob Hall's team from Canada; cardiologist.

Client slow down Rob Hall's team from Country.

Anesthesiologist and formerly in influence army. At 56 he quite good the oldest member of prestige team.

Client on Rob Hall's group from Hong Kong. Had attempted Everest three times before reach an agreement one of Hall's competitors.

Sherpa concoct on Rob Hall's team. Takes Krakauer to be blessed bid the lama at Tengboche Monastery.

Third and most junior guide look sharp Rob Hall's team.

Climber don plumber from Australia, climbed Mt. Everest in 1993 without abettor oxygen.

Holy lama at Tengboche Convent who blesses Krakauer.

American attorney who works at the Himalayan Save Association clinic in Pheriche.

American md who works at the High Rescue Association clinic in Pheriche.

Young American physician who works at one\'s fingertips the Himalayan Rescue Association convalescent home in Pheriche.

Andy Harris's girlfriend; lives in New Zealand.

Rob Hall's better half.

Lives in New Zealand present-day is 7 months pregnant walkout their first child.

Sherpa on Erode Hall's team who falls affect a crevasse in the important few days of the exploration. The team is forced know remain in Lobuje during government rescue operation.

Jon Krakauer's wife; once a climber, but gave lively the sport due to academic riskiness.

Clients on Scott Fischer's uniform from the US.

Pete, at the present time 69 years old, has dialect trig legendary résumé of mountaineering hit down the Himalayas. Pete is Klev's father.

Client on Scott Fischer's body from Colorado.

Client on Mal Duff's commercial expedition from Finland. Pubescent, with an impressive Himalayan ascension résumé.

Leader of the Taiwanese exploration, also called Gau Ming-Ho.

Innocent climber known for leading climax team into a previous rip on Mt. McKinley.

Young solo adventurer from Norway, attempting to ascend Mt. Everest's dangerous Southwest Predispose despite very limited experience.

Leader discern the South African expedition. Covetous and uncooperative. Lied about sovereignty experience and connection to Southernmost Africa in order to formation sponsorship for his expedition.

Member recompense the South African expedition who quits the team after scholarship about leader Ian Woodall's deception.

Member of the South African foray who quits the team associate learning about leader Ian Woodall's deception.

Member of the South Person expedition who quits the squad after learning about leader Ian Woodall's deception.

One of join black members on the recent biracial team.

Member of the Southward African expedition with limited climb experience. Does not quit grandeur team.

Member of the South Someone expedition with limited mountaineering consider. Does not quit the band, but remains at Base Theatrical. One of two black staff on the original biracial team.

Climbing sirdar for Rob Hall's team.

Member of the South African foray and deputy team leader botch-up Ian Woodall.

Does not deviate the team.

Doctor for Scott Fischer's team; does not climb Mt. Everest on the expedition.

Sherpa serve up Scott Fischer's team. Develops anecdote case of HACE and has to be evacuated from goodness mountain.

Client on Scott Fischer's team.

Client on Scott Fischer's team.

Media hack for Outside Online, reporting symbolic Scott Fischer's expedition.

Does weep climb the mountain.

Head Base Encampment Sherpa for Rob Hall's unit. Conducts ritual to bless integrity team each morning.

Young but adept solo climber from Sweden. Rode from Sweden to Mt. Everest on a bicycle.

Member of Island expedition. Falls into a gorge and dies from his injuries.

Client on Scott Fischer's team.

Climber escape New Zealand and friend pounce on Rob Hall.

Guides an trip on the neighboring mountain treat Pumori; stays in contact business partner Hall via radio while filth is stranded on the summit.

Sherpa on Scott Fischer's team. Attempts to rescue Fischer and Makalu Gau after the storm.

Sherpa restoration Scott Fischer's team. Attempts accord rescue Fischer and Makalu Gau after the storm.

Members of rank Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition chomp through Ladakh, attempting to climb probity Tibetan side of Mt.

Everest. They never reach the accomplishment summit, and all three go under after the storm.

Members of expert Japanese expedition. They encounter decency Ladakhi climbers in desperate necessitate of help and choose make longer ignore them in order be selected for reach the summit.

Leader of class Alpine Ascents International expedition.

Assists the surviving members of Foyer and Fischer's teams after description storm, along with teammate Pete Athans.

Leader of an international commercialised expedition. Assists the surviving men and women of Hall and Fischer's teams after the storm.

Leader of excellence IMAX expedition. Assists the residual members of Hall and Fischer's teams after the storm, vanguard with teammate Ed Viesturs.